Arizona Unit 46B: public land, hunts and harvest
Arizona's game management Unit 46B covers 712 square miles, and 99.8% of it is public land open to hunting, mostly national wildlife refuge (measured from USGS PAD-US). AZGFD's 2026 hunt lists open 1 deer hunt and 2 bighorn sheep hunts here.
Data updated October 2026. Hunts: AZGFD's 2026 booklets. Harvest: AZGFD harvest summaries to 2025. Land: USGS PAD-US 4.1. Boundary: AZGFD.
National wildlife refugeMilitary (closed or by permit)Unit 46BNeighboring unitsLake or riverHighway
| AZGFD region | Region 4 (Yuma) |
|---|---|
| Size | 712 square miles (455,976 acres) |
| Public land open to hunting | 99.8% (455,107 acres) |
| Deer hunts, 2026 | 1 hunt, 15 permits |
| Bighorn sheep hunts, 2026 | 2 hunts, 7 permits |
How much public land is in Unit 46B?
99.8% of Unit 46B is public land open to hunting: 455,107 of 455,976 acres. The largest share is national wildlife refuge, 455,107 acres or 99.8% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Unit 46B |
|---|---|---|
| National wildlife refuge | 455,107 | 99.8% |
| Military (closed or by permit) | 88 | under 0.1% |
Measured by FilledTag inside AZGFD's unit boundary from USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee managers). Public land open to hunting here means national forest, BLM, state trust land, AZGFD land, national wildlife refuges, national recreation areas and Bureau of Reclamation land. Tribal land, military land and national parks are counted on their own rows and left out of that figure.
What can you hunt in Unit 46B in 2026?
Draw hunts that include Unit 46B, by species. A hunt may cover other units too; the count of hunts held only here is in its own column.
| Species | Hunts | Only in Unit 46B | Permits | Earliest season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 1 | 0 | 15 | Nov 6 to Nov 15 (hunt 1073) |
| Bighorn sheep | 2 | 2 | 7 | Dec 1 to Dec 31 (hunt 6056) |
Source: AZGFD 2026 Pronghorn and Elk Hunt Draw Information (elk and pronghorn) and AZGFD 2026-27 Arizona Hunting Regulations (deer, bighorn sheep, fall javelina and fall turkey).
Bighorn sheep, 2026: hunt 6056 (Dec 1 to Dec 31, 3 permits) and hunt 6057 (Dec 1 to Dec 31, 4 permits).
How many elk, deer and pronghorn are taken in Unit 46B?
| Species | Year | Hunts only in Unit 46B | Hunters | Taken | Shared hunts that included it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
Sums of AZGFD's per-hunt figures for the hunts held only in Unit 46B. Source: AZGFD 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Each hunt, year by year, is on the deer page.
Bighorn sheep, 2025: hunt 6050 (46BE), 3 hunters, 3 rams taken and hunt 6051 (46BW), 4 hunters, 4 rams taken (AZGFD 2025 Bighorn Sheep Harvest Summary).
Over-the-counter archery deer, 2024: AZGFD estimates 7 archers hunted Unit 46B for 47 days and took 0 deer (mule deer bucks 0, whitetail bucks 0) (AZGFD 2024 Over-the-Counter Archery Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get to Unit 46B?
No numbered highway crosses the unit.
Which units border Unit 46B?
Unit 46B touches 2 other units. Their size, public land and the number of 2026 draw hunts that include each:
Questions hunters ask
How much public land is in Arizona Unit 46B?
99.8% of Unit 46B is public land open to hunting, 455,107 of its 455,976 acres; the largest share is national wildlife refuge at 455,107 acres. 88 acres are military land.
What can you hunt in Unit 46B in 2026?
AZGFD's 2026 draw lists 1 deer hunt (15 permits) and 2 bighorn sheep hunts (7 permits) that include Unit 46B. Over-the-counter seasons are set statewide in AZGFD's regulations.
What is the closest town to Unit 46B?
No Census town lies inside Unit 46B or within 20 miles of it.
Which AZGFD region is Unit 46B in?
Region 4, run from the Yuma office. It borders Unit 40B and Unit 46A.
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Where these numbers come from
- Hunts and permits: AZGFD's 2026 Pronghorn and Elk booklet and 2026-27 regulations.
- Harvest: AZGFD harvest summaries (AZGFD harvest reporting).
- Public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee managers). Unit boundary: AZGFD game management unit boundaries.
- Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
FilledTag is not part of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Numbers are copied from AZGFD's published reports or measured from AZGFD and USGS maps; nothing here is estimated by FilledTag. AZGFD's regulations are the final word on every rule.